The read
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The Humorist is a film about a week in the life of Boris Arkadiev, a fictional Soviet stand-up comedian. Boris is tormented not only by external oppression and censorship but also by his own insecurities that poison all his relationships.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Lily IdovScreenplay
- Mikhail IdovDirector
- Mikhail IdovScreenplay
Cast
- Alexey AgranovichBoris Arkadiev
- Semen ShteinbergSemyon Greenberg
- Alisa KhazanovaElvira Arkadieva
- Vilma KutaviciuteInara
- Pavel IlyinAlexei Budovskiy
- Daniel ShifrinIlya
- Polina AugLina Morozova
- Artem VolobuevAlexander Nikonov
- Yuri KolokolnikovMaxim Shepelin
- Olga DibtsevaGalya
- Kristians KarelinsMiyelavs
- Yuliya AugOlga
Stills
Themes
soviet unioncensorship1980sstand-up comedian